Actor
James Bolam
16 June 1935 (91) Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
- Movies
- 50
- Shows
- 45
Biography
James Christopher Bolam is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Collier in The Likely Lads and its sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Known For
- 2025
- A Memory Owed · Film · Stan
- 2022
- Marriage · Series · Gerry
- 2020
- Wartime Christmas · Film · Narrator
- 2016
- British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves · Film · Terry Collier
- 2012
- Unconditional · Film · Hutch
- 2011
- Tentboy · Film · Baz
- 2009
- The Last Days of Lehman Brothers · Film · Ken Lewis
- Grandpa in My Pocket · Series
- 2007
- Celebration · Film · Matt
- 2006
- The Plot Against Harold Wilson · Film · Harold Wilson
- 2004
- He Knew He Was Right · Series · Mr Crump
- New Tricks · Series · Jack Halford
- 2003
- To Kill a King · Film · Denzil Holles
- The Afternoon Play · Series · Billy
- 2002
- Harold Shipman: Doctor Death · Film · Harold Shipman
- Born and Bred · Series · Dr. Arthur Gilder
- 2000
- Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings · Film · Various Characters
- It Was an Accident · Film · Vernon Fitch
- Dirty Tricks · Film · Moss
- Stormin' Norman · Film · Norman
- Close and True · Series · Graham True
- Pay and Display · Series · Sydney Street
- 1999
- The End of the Affair · Film · Mr. Savage
- 1998
- The Alex Ferguson Story · Film · Narrator
- The Stalker's Apprentice · Film · Helmut Kranze
- 1997
- Stella Does Tricks · Film · Mr. Peters
- The Island on Bird Street · Film · Doctor Studjinsky
- The Missing Postman · Film · Clive Peacock
- The Missing Postman · Series · Clive Peacock
- Midsomer Murders · Series · Ron Pringle
- Have Your Cake and Eat It · Series · Nat Oliver
- 1996
- Dalziel and Pascoe · Series · Father Leonard Tibbings
- 1995
- Eleven Men Against Eleven · Film · Ted Whitehead
- Clockwork Mice · Film · Wackey
- 1994
- Seaview Knights · Film · Merlin
- 1991
- Second Thoughts · Series · Bill
- 1990
- Sticky Wickets · Film · Glyn
- 1989
- Communicators From Hell · Film
- Screen One · Series · Glyn
- 1988
- The Beiderbecke Connection · Series · Trevor Chaplin
- Andy Capp · Series · Andy Capp
- 1987
- The Beiderbecke Tapes · Series · Trevor Chaplin
- 1986
- Room at the Bottom · Series
- 1985
- The Beiderbecke Affair · Series · Trevor Chaplin
- 1983
- Macbeth · Film · Porter
- The Maze · Film · Arthur Frode
- Clash of Loyalties · Film · A.T. Wilson
- Shades of Darkness · Series · Arthur Frode
- ITV Christmas Comedy · Series
- 1982
- The Plague Dogs · Film · The Tod (voice)
- 1979
- Fish and Ships · Film · Narrator
- Only When I Laugh · Series · Roy Figgis
- 1978
- As You Like It · Film · Touchstone
- The Limbo Connection · Film · Mark Omney
- The BBC Television Shakespeare · Series · Touchstone
- Armchair Thriller · Series · Mark Omney
- 1976
- The Likely Lads · Film · Terry
- When the Boat Comes In · Series · Jack Ford
- 1975
- The Philanthropist · Film · Don
- In Celebration · Film · Colin Shaw
- 1974
- If You Could See What I Can See · Film · Charlie
- 1973
- Making the Play · Film · Husband
- O Lucky Man! · Film · Attenborough · Examination Doctor
- Oranges and Lemons · Series · Arthur
- Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? · Series · Terry Collier
- 1972
- Straight On Till Morning · Film · Joey
- Crucible of Terror · Film · John Davies
- The Protectors · Series · Max Toller
- 1971
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes · Series · Roberts
- Budgie · Series · Wossname
- 1970
- Play for Today · Series · Husband
- 1969
- Otley · Film · Albert
- W. Somerset Maugham · Series · Leslie Gaze
- 1968
- Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man · Film · Pinkie
- 1967
- Half a Sixpence · Film · Mr Jones
- Omnibus · Series · Pinkie
- Inheritance · Series · David Oldroyd
- Boy Meets Girl · Series · McHenry
- 1965
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Series · Muggles
- Public Eye · Series · Alan Grove
- 1964
- A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter · Film · Roland Maule
- Murder Most Foul · Film · Bill Hanson
- The Likely Lads · Series · Terry Collier
- Thursday Theatre · Series · Magpie
- A Choice of Coward · Series · Roland Maule
- The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr · Series · Frank Lambert
- It's Dark Outside · Series · Wilfred
- 1963
- For King and Country: Out There · Film · Herbert Hudd
- 1962
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner · Film · Mike
- H.M.S. Defiant · Film · Midshipman
- A Kind of Loving · Film · Jeff
- 1961
- The Kitchen · Film · Michael
- Drama 61-67 · Series
- 1959
- No Hiding Place · Series
- 1956
- Armchair Theatre · Series · Charlie